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Gingival cleft

MedGen UID:
507326
•Concept ID:
C0426489
•
Finding
Synonyms: Cleft gum; Gingival fissure
SNOMED CT: Gingival cleft (109622003); Gingival fissure (109622003); Cleft gum (109622003)
 
HPO: HP:0030690

Definition

A fissure in the gingiva (gums), i.e., the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGingival cleft

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dental phenomics: advancing genotype to phenotype correlations in craniofacial research.
Yong R, Ranjitkar S, Townsend GC, Smith RN, Evans AR, Hughes TE, Lekkas D, Brook AH
Aust Dent J 2014 Jun;59 Suppl 1:34-47. Epub 2014 Feb 24 doi: 10.1111/adj.12156. PMID: 24611797
Bone grafting, corticotomy, and orthodontics: treatment of cleft alveolus in a chinese cohort.
Mao LX, Shen GF, Fang B, Xia YH, Ma XH, Wang B
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2013 Nov;50(6):662-70. Epub 2012 Jul 31 doi: 10.1597/12-034R. PMID: 22849663
Combined orthodontic-surgical treatment of alveolar clefts.
Enemark H, Sindet-Pedersen S, Bundgaard M, Simonsen EK
Ann Plast Surg 1988 Aug;21(2):127-33. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198808000-00006. PMID: 3052234

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical Characterisation of Caudal Traumatic Malocclusions and Treatment Outcomes in Cats (2018-2022).
Hamilton MFA, Hiscox LA
J Vet Dent 2024 Mar;41(2):114-121. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1177/08987564231181055. PMID: 37312535
Does the time-point of orthodontic space closure initiation after tooth extraction affect the incidence of gingival cleft development? A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Bertl K, Neuner H, Meran A, Bertl MH, Reich I, Nemec M, Bruckmann C, Stavropoulos A, Bantleon HP
J Periodontol 2020 May;91(5):572-581. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1002/JPER.19-0376. PMID: 31559633Free PMC Article
Gingival clefts revisited: Evaluation of the characteristics that make one more susceptible to gingival clefts.
Stappert D, Geiman R, Zadi ZH, Reynolds MA
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018 Nov;154(5):677-682. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.01.018. PMID: 30384938
Comparison of two different gingivectomy techniques for gingival cleft treatment.
Malkoc S, Buyukyilmaz T, Gelgor I, Gursel M
Angle Orthod 2004 Jun;74(3):375-80. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2004)074<0375:COTDGT>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 15264650

Diagnosis

Clinical Characterisation of Caudal Traumatic Malocclusions and Treatment Outcomes in Cats (2018-2022).
Hamilton MFA, Hiscox LA
J Vet Dent 2024 Mar;41(2):114-121. Epub 2023 Jun 13 doi: 10.1177/08987564231181055. PMID: 37312535
Preventing factitious gingival injury in an autistic patient.
Johnson CD, Matt MK, Dennison D, Brown RS, Koh S
J Am Dent Assoc 1996 Feb;127(2):244-7. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0176. PMID: 8682994

Therapy

Does the time-point of orthodontic space closure initiation after tooth extraction affect the incidence of gingival cleft development? A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Bertl K, Neuner H, Meran A, Bertl MH, Reich I, Nemec M, Bruckmann C, Stavropoulos A, Bantleon HP
J Periodontol 2020 May;91(5):572-581. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1002/JPER.19-0376. PMID: 31559633Free PMC Article
Gingival clefts revisited: Evaluation of the characteristics that make one more susceptible to gingival clefts.
Stappert D, Geiman R, Zadi ZH, Reynolds MA
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018 Nov;154(5):677-682. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.01.018. PMID: 30384938
Guided bone regeneration of a pronounced gingivo-alveolar cleft due to orthodontic space closure.
Pinheiro ML, Moreira TC, Feres-Filho EJ
J Periodontol 2006 Jun;77(6):1091-5. doi: 10.1902/jop.2006.050371. PMID: 16734587
Comparison of two different gingivectomy techniques for gingival cleft treatment.
Malkoc S, Buyukyilmaz T, Gelgor I, Gursel M
Angle Orthod 2004 Jun;74(3):375-80. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2004)074<0375:COTDGT>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 15264650
Surgical gingival cleft repair with acid root treatment.
Sussman HI
N Y State Dent J 1981 Aug-Sep;47(7):378-9. PMID: 6943465

Prognosis

Does the time-point of orthodontic space closure initiation after tooth extraction affect the incidence of gingival cleft development? A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Bertl K, Neuner H, Meran A, Bertl MH, Reich I, Nemec M, Bruckmann C, Stavropoulos A, Bantleon HP
J Periodontol 2020 May;91(5):572-581. Epub 2019 Oct 17 doi: 10.1002/JPER.19-0376. PMID: 31559633Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of two different gingivectomy techniques for gingival cleft treatment.
Malkoc S, Buyukyilmaz T, Gelgor I, Gursel M
Angle Orthod 2004 Jun;74(3):375-80. doi: 10.1043/0003-3219(2004)074<0375:COTDGT>2.0.CO;2. PMID: 15264650

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